The Data Center Divide
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Town of Onondaga
Pro-Data Center Policies
New York exempts qualifying data centers from sales taxes on certain equipment and services, subject to security and web-hosting conditions. An enacted order is also described as pausing some state environmental permits for new or expanded centers pending review, while excluding local permits and existing operations.
Rating and summary from New York statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Town of Onondaga.
pending · Town of OnondagaThis proposed local law would impose a 12-month moratorium on commercial cryptocurrency-mining operations, data mining, data-processing centers, and data-storage facilities in the Town of Onondaga.New York Town of Onondaga Local Law No. C-2026
What this means
If enacted, the 12-month moratorium would block new data centers and prevent existing ones from expanding or being altered, making development substantially harder during that period. Previously approved facilities are exempt, and the pause is temporary rather than a permanent ban.
Timing
- Ends
- 12 months after passage
The moratorium takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to specified cryptocurrency-mining and data-related facilities. Previously approved facilities and facilities on town-owned property are excluded, but their modification, alteration, or enlargement is prohibited during the moratorium. The Town Board may grant relief for unusual hardship; no extension condition is stated.
People behind it
- Town of Onondaga
Municipal applicant and proponent of Local Law No. C-2026 imposing the moratorium.
- Town Board of the Town of Onondaga
Municipal legislative body that proposed and adopted the moratorium, administers relief applications, and enforces the law.
- Code Enforcement Office of the Town of Onondaga
Office designated to enforce the local law.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements5
Imposes an immediate 12-month moratorium on developing, constructing, or using commercial cryptocurrency mining operations, cryptocurrency data mines, data mining facilities, data processing centers, and data storage facilities in the Town of Onondaga.
The moratorium applies to all real property in the Town of Onondaga, without a stated parcel-size, capacity, or technology threshold.
Facilities previously approved or located on town-owned property are exempt, but they may not be modified, altered, or enlarged during the moratorium.
Relief based on unusual hardship requires an application to the Town Code Enforcement Office and a $250 filing fee; the Town Board must hold a public hearing within 45 days and decide within 30 days after the hearing.
Violations may result in a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 15 days, with each day treated as a separate offense; the Town may also seek injunctive relief.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions3
Previously approved data processing centers, data storage facilities, data-mining operations, commercial cryptocurrency-mining operations, and related covered facilities are excluded from the 12-month moratorium and may continue operating. Facilities on Town-owned property are also excluded.
The Town Board may grant relief from the moratorium for unusual hardship if applying it would deprive the property owner of all reasonable use of the land. The application requires a $250 fee, a public hearing within 45 days, and a decision within 30 days after the hearing.
The moratorium lasts 12 months, making the prohibition on developing or constructing covered facilities temporary rather than permanent.
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